How many viewers will tune in to watch Sunday Night Football on 29 October 2017?

Started Oct 27, 2017 05:00PM UTC
Closed Oct 30, 2017 06:59AM UTC
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This question will be resolved using Nielsen's Fast National Ratings data as reported on The Futon Critic in the "Sunday's Broadcast Ratings" summary of 29 October 2017. Fast National Ratings are typically reported on the Monday following Sunday programming. This season's Fast National viewership numbers for Sunday Night Football are as follows: 10 September 2017: 21.559 million viewers (The Futon Critic) 17 September 2017: 18.460 million viewers (The Futon Critic) 24 September 2017: 14.537 million viewers (The Futon Critic) 1 October 2017: 14.009 million viewers (The Futon Critic) 8 October 2017: 14.853 million viewers (The Futon Critic) 15 October 2017: 14.423 million viewers (The Futon Critic) 22 October 2017: 16.741 million viewers (The Futon Critic) NOTE: This is an experimental short-term question intended to serve as 'forecasting fodder.' The idea is to give forecasters a way to get scored quickly on questions that demand difficult, multifaceted analysis. Sunday Night Football viewership in any given week may be influenced by long-term trends (e.g. a move to streaming services), or circumstances specific to game day (who is playing, what competing programming will air), among other factors. Confused? Check our FAQ or ask us for help.
According to the FutonCritic SNF viewership was 12.666 million. This question closed a "a) Fewer than 14.5 million," with and end date of 30 October 2017. See our FAQ to learn about how we resolve questions and how scores are calculated.
Possible Answer Correct? Final Crowd Forecast
Fewer than 14.5 million 13%
Between 14.5 million and 15 million, inclusive 20%
More than 15 million but less than 15.5 million 26%
Between 15.5 million and 16 million, inclusive 26%
More than 16 million 15%

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Participation Level
Number of Forecasters 30
Average for questions older than 6 months: 208
Number of Forecasts 39
Average for questions older than 6 months: 589
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Participants in this question vs. all forecasters average

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Relative Brier Score

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-0.521
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-0.494
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-0.292
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-0.211
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-0.209

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